Bringing together an interdisciplinary community of researchers and practitioners to address urgent global challenges
News & Announcements
PDRI-DevLab accepting applications for predoctoral fellowship program
Dr. Thirumurthy, Dr. Buttenheim publish Lancet Global Health commentary on maximising the value of nudge units for global health
PDRI Academic Director Guy Grossman featured in Penn Today article
Dr. Thirumurthy publishes paper in Nature on the effects of cash transfers on mortality in low- and middle-income countries
What We Do
Connecting People
PDRI-DevLab affiliates hail from 7 schools across the University of Pennsylvania's campus. As such, our faculty and graduate students cover a wide range of expertise, both substantively and methodologically.
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Researching Ideas
We study a range of topics that are at the core of the challenges that developing countries face, from environment and health to gender, urbanization, and governance.
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Generating Evidence
PDRI-DevLab affiliates publish widely in both academic and non-academic outlets to inform both theory and policy debates.
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PDRI-DevLab manages all aspects of research, from grant writing, research design, data collection, and data analysis to grant management and writing.
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